Alfa Romeo Delayed Yet Again for the US

Alfa Romeo'sAlfa RomeoItaly, 1910 > present108 models
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reintroduction to the US has been delayed yet again. This time it is caused by Fiat'sFiatItaly, 1899 > present159 models
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continuing financial trouble in Europe. 

Sergio Marchionne has a major press conference scheduled for October 30 where he will lay out plans for Fiat and its brands' future. 

The original plan was for the 4CCitroën LacosteFrance, 2010 > 20101 Version
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to start limited sales in the US in late 2012. However, the 4C has been pushed back and will likely not be introduced until the North American International Auto Show in January 2013. Then it would have launched a mid-size crossover in mid-2013, and finally the volume selling GiuliaAlfa Romeo GiuliaItaly, 1962 > 19762 series
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sedan would come late in 2013. By the end of 2014, Alfa Romeo would have been selling 85,000 cars a year according to Marchionne. 

That plan has been beset by delay after delay. Fiat keeps delaying cars due to the poor market. The poster child for this at Fiat is the PuntoFiat Grande Punto - Punto EvoItaly, 2005 > present3 series
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, which has recently been delayed for a second time. 

The current plan will be unknown until Marchionne's October conference. It is believed that it takes the previous plan and moves it forward one year. That way the 4C would go on sale in the US in late 2014. One change is that the Alfa Romeo/MazdaMazdaJapan, 1920 > present80 models
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roadster is due in 2015 and will likely go on sale in the US at launch. 

Source: Automotive News Europe